Auditing the systems the public sector runs on — including the intelligent ones.
I am Mostafa Maarof, Head of Audit Group at Egypt's Accountability State Authority (ASA) and external auditor of United Nations and international organizations. I co-authored INTOSAI's international guidance on auditing Artificial Intelligence solutions and cloud computing.
External audit of international organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO)Incoming
Appointed by official decision to ASA's external audit team of FAO, Rome. Currently in transition and handover from the outgoing External Auditor, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Led IT audits (ITGC, SAP application controls), audit assessments of AI initiatives, IPSAS financial statement audit, and performance audits across UNIDO projects, Vienna.
African Union Commission (AUC)
Assessed SAP application controls, reviewed the Office of Internal Oversight, and audited key financial statement line items under IPSAS, Addis Ababa.
Public-sector banks & national projects — Egypt
IT audit leadership across 12 public-sector banks; ISSAI-based performance and compliance audits of national land-reclamation projects and public agencies, mapped to SDGs 2, 7, 9 and 15.
International contributions
Use and Review of Artificial Intelligence Solutions
INTOSAI Working Group on IT Audit guidance on auditing AI systems in government — governance, model risk, data integrity. 2023–2025.
Reviewing Cloud Computing
INTOSAI Working Group on IT Audit guidance for SAIs auditing cloud environments and delivery models. 2023–2025.
Enhancing ASA's Data Management Strategy
Presented at the 8th Annual Meeting of the INTOSAI Working Group on Big Data, Ninh Binh.
Auditing E-Commerce in a Big Data Environment
Presented at the 7th Annual Meeting of the INTOSAI Working Group on Big Data. Also: contributor to ARABOSAI's comprehensive IT audit guidelines; observer, 13th ASOSAI research project on remote audit.
Credentials
Currently reading for an M.A. in Data Analytics & Artificial Intelligence. Member: ESAA (since 2014), ISACA, IIA, ACFE.
Training delivered to audit institutions
- Nov 2024Corruption Prevention & DetectionASA members, Cairo
- Sep 2024Application ControlsQatar State Audit Bureau & National Cyber Security Agency, Doha
- Jul 2024Modern Information Systems Auditing MethodsMembers of 16 Arab Supreme Audit Institutions, Cairo
- Aug 2023Performance Audit PracticesSouth Sudan Audit Chamber